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Plumbing / Looking for advice on radiators
« on: November 04, 2017, 08:40:24 PM »
I'm plumbing some old style radiators like the ones in some old schools. Slant front, made by Trane, 4 feet long.
Im needing to know how high off the floor they mount and if it matters which direction the water flows through it.
Im needing to know how high off the floor they mount and if it matters which direction the water flows through it.
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Plumbing / finally hooking up my shop....
« on: October 04, 2017, 11:59:14 AM »
Hi guys. Its been awhile since I bugged Y'all with questions but here we go again.I am running a second primary circuit by t"ing off the outlet and adding another pump.
On my wood doctor owb I need to put a 90 degree turn at the back of the owb. I can put it either before or after the new pump but would like some input on which is better practice.
On my wood doctor owb I need to put a 90 degree turn at the back of the owb. I can put it either before or after the new pump but would like some input on which is better practice.
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Plumbing / ready for some help with expansion
« on: February 20, 2017, 08:28:26 AM »
Ive been doing lots of reading , trying to answer my own questions but could sure use some experienced input.
Currently my wood doctor (medium size, 250000 btu, 150 gal ) is serving only my house but I want to add heat to my garage. My set up as it is now : OWF 125 feet from house fed by 1 in. kitek inground. There is a grundfos UP 15-42 at the owf pumping hot water 125 ft into a 20 in x 20 in water to air exchanger in my oil furnace plenum. From there to a 48 in sidearm for dhw and then returns to the boiler thru another 1 in kitek pipe.
My thoughts are this: Id like to add a secondary circuit by adding a pair of Ts at the very end of the return line. I currently have rehau insulated 1in pex buried beside the boiler and running into the building I want to heat. The distance is 20 ft from the boiler to the inside of the building. Once in the building I would take water to the second floor into a Trane water to air unit. My thoughts are to then take the return from the trane to feed my infloor heated slab and from there return to boiler.
I have a 100 gal insulated tank that I can use if the consensus is to keep my boiler water separate from the building water. Perhaps I could just use the new piping from the OWF to heat a sidearm ( or flatplate exchanger) which would then heat the 100 gal tank, and then plumb from the tank in the building to both the infloor and the trane unit upstairs.
I have 2-3 spare grundfos pumps if that factors in.
My current setup as described at first has been running with no issues for 12-13 years. My return temperature to the boiler is only 15-20 degrees colder than the supply, so Im guessing 160-170 degrees. I have not measured this temperature but it feels almost as hot as the supply line beside it.This is what I propose sending to the new secondary circuit.
If you havent realized it yet, I am plumbing challenged but hopefully have explained my setup enough that more knowledgable people can steer me in the right direction.
A couple considerations.... my boiler is nearly level with my furnace plenum in the original primary circuit , only 125 ft away.
Also the slab in the building I want to add heat to is level with the ground the OWB is sitting on. The vertical rise to get water to the trane unit on the second floor is about 16 ft.
Currently my wood doctor (medium size, 250000 btu, 150 gal ) is serving only my house but I want to add heat to my garage. My set up as it is now : OWF 125 feet from house fed by 1 in. kitek inground. There is a grundfos UP 15-42 at the owf pumping hot water 125 ft into a 20 in x 20 in water to air exchanger in my oil furnace plenum. From there to a 48 in sidearm for dhw and then returns to the boiler thru another 1 in kitek pipe.
My thoughts are this: Id like to add a secondary circuit by adding a pair of Ts at the very end of the return line. I currently have rehau insulated 1in pex buried beside the boiler and running into the building I want to heat. The distance is 20 ft from the boiler to the inside of the building. Once in the building I would take water to the second floor into a Trane water to air unit. My thoughts are to then take the return from the trane to feed my infloor heated slab and from there return to boiler.
I have a 100 gal insulated tank that I can use if the consensus is to keep my boiler water separate from the building water. Perhaps I could just use the new piping from the OWF to heat a sidearm ( or flatplate exchanger) which would then heat the 100 gal tank, and then plumb from the tank in the building to both the infloor and the trane unit upstairs.
I have 2-3 spare grundfos pumps if that factors in.
My current setup as described at first has been running with no issues for 12-13 years. My return temperature to the boiler is only 15-20 degrees colder than the supply, so Im guessing 160-170 degrees. I have not measured this temperature but it feels almost as hot as the supply line beside it.This is what I propose sending to the new secondary circuit.
If you havent realized it yet, I am plumbing challenged but hopefully have explained my setup enough that more knowledgable people can steer me in the right direction.
A couple considerations.... my boiler is nearly level with my furnace plenum in the original primary circuit , only 125 ft away.
Also the slab in the building I want to add heat to is level with the ground the OWB is sitting on. The vertical rise to get water to the trane unit on the second floor is about 16 ft.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / just wanting to say g'day
« on: February 15, 2017, 12:02:17 PM »
Hi guys. I've been reading everything I can on this site, trying to educate myself a bit. I've read so much input from some of you I figured I should say " HI" and thanks for all the great info regarding OWF's.
My boiler is one of those wooddoctor deals. Its on its 12 or 13th heating season and so far only one leak which I was able to weld myself. Mine is boiler plate.
I have some questions about adding to my system but I'm going to read more just incase I can answer my own questions. From the responses I am seeing there is a heck of a lot of knowledge here. I find 3-4 hours flyby when I start following relevant posts.
Oh.........my name is Mark and I'm from NewBrunswick, Canada. Just outside Moncton which, by the end of the day tomorrow, just might be snow capital of the whole freakin' world.
My boiler is one of those wooddoctor deals. Its on its 12 or 13th heating season and so far only one leak which I was able to weld myself. Mine is boiler plate.
I have some questions about adding to my system but I'm going to read more just incase I can answer my own questions. From the responses I am seeing there is a heck of a lot of knowledge here. I find 3-4 hours flyby when I start following relevant posts.
Oh.........my name is Mark and I'm from NewBrunswick, Canada. Just outside Moncton which, by the end of the day tomorrow, just might be snow capital of the whole freakin' world.
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